otas

In today’s online travel world, OTAs play a major role in terms of generating a maximum number of bookings for hotels around the globe, as over 70% hotel bookings come […]

In our previous article, The Future of Revenue Management with the OTA’s we highlight the rules of revenue management, and the professionals who practice it on an almost-continuous basis. NB: […]

In light of the recent, much publicised news around the misleading approaches taken by online travel agents (OTAs), has there ever been a better time for hotels to capitalise on […]

Nowadays hotel revenue management has become a somewhat controversial buzzword in hotel industry, back in the day, revenue management meant opening and closing availability and rates. When Online Travel Agents […]

The last few years have seen a steady rise in the impact of rate-parity and onward distribution issues on hotelier’s bottom line. GMs and revenue managers are scrambling to find […]

Let’s talk distribution for a minute. Yeah, I know, distribution is one of the least sexy aspects of the hotel industry. It’s also one of the most important, especially for […]

You need to watch for a new practice Booking Basic. This is where Booking.com will offer to make a booking for your customer on another third party site if they find a cheaper price than their own site.

The collective push by the hotel industry in recent years to get guests to book direct could intensify as new entrants add pressure and competition to the distribution landscape. At […]

Examining the challenges and opportunities facing hoteliers in 2019, it might be easy to say, “New year, same old story.” In attempts to drive revenue and increase profitability, hoteliers—like they have for seemingly the past decade—continue to focus on less costly ways to acquire guests.

There is a lot of debate about not being overly dependent on your OTA (Online Travel Agency) partners and what it does to your profitability. NB: This is an article […]